The documentation, titled “Ebrei” (“Jews”), aims “to preserve the petitions for help from Jewish people all over Europe, received by (Pope Pius XII) during the Nazi-Fascist persecutions,” the Vatican said.
Vatican makes archives detailing aid to Jews available online
Don’t give up hope for peace, keep providing aid, pope tells charities
“Let us not stop praying, fasting, helping and working so that the paths of peace find space in the jungle of conflicts,” the pope said June 23.
Meeting looks at how families protect life, pray, connect generations
“Families hold together the past, present and future that compliment and mutually enrich each other in an atmosphere of harmony and acceptance where there is no separation and no rupture,” said the prefect of the Dicastery for Laity, the Family and Life.
John Paul I and the pill: He wanted change, but accepted ‘Humanae Vitae’
On the eve of the World Meeting of Families and with a view toward the beatification Sept. 4 of Pope John Paul I, attention turned to his initial openness to softening Catholic teaching on contraception and his later support for the teaching of St. Paul VI.
Ahead of COP-15, African bishops urge commitment to protecting the earth
The bishops — under the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar — said the earth is suffering due to irresponsible use, abuse and depletion of its resources.
Priest: Church needs to emphasize pastoral work with sex abuse survivors
s the Catholic Church in the United States marks two decades since the U.S. bishops adopted a document establishing policies to deal with allegations of sexual abuse of children by clergy, Jesuit Father Jerry McGlone worries about the psychological responses the event could trigger.
Sculpture brings pro-life message to Catholic university in Houston
The statue portrays a woman carrying a baby in her womb.
Pope asks families to take a small step toward greater holiness
At the opening festival, with some 4,500 people in the Vatican audience hall, Pope Francis said he wanted the church to be a “good Samaritan that draws near to you and helps you to continue your journey and to take a step forward, however small.”